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DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS rOF SOUTHPORT AND BRUNSWICK COUNTY.
VOL. IIL-NO 12.
SOUTHPORT, W. C THURSDAY MAY 12. 1892.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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THE WORLD'S NEWS.
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a conii:xhi:i summary of
a wkuk's iioingh
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Wf utuiaj KiMl Two Wnmrm t lh Min-
neapolia Convention. Terrible Ualna
in the VNit. LouWinaa Cnfl
mtr Want Pension.
TI1UKMIIAY. MAY 4
There was a very severe snowstorm in
Wisconsin, .Minnesota and South Dakota
yesterday,
Michigan and Wisconsin Democratic
dHejates have lieen Instructed to vote as a
unit for Cleveland.
A motion for a new trial for murderer
Aluiy was refused yesterday 1y the Ply
mouth, N. II. court.
Two more victims of the Philadelphia
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ifeiitntl Tlteater died ,at the Pennsylvania
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Jiospltal yesterday, making eleven in all.
The Itocltester. N. Y., tolice commis
sioners have ordered the poolrooms and
other gambling places in that city to' Ik;
cloud.
The St . Wis Sasli, Ulind and Door Bering. Sea treaty.
'Company's works at St. Louis, Mo., were M. Very, whose restaurant was recently
hurneil yesterday.' -The total loss will foot blown up by Anarchists, and who was
' up iilxut $ 100,000; the insurance will cover wounded by the explosion, died yesterday
t he loss. -'at tlie hospital.
ilarvard College has received $32,000 An official statement shows 130,(HK) troops
from the sale of real estate under the will stationed in Russian Poland, and the move-,
of Edwin Conant, of Worcester, Mass. ment of troops towards the western frontier
Three iM-quests remain to lie naid, after continues to agitate military circles.
which the remainder of the estate will be
'given to Ilarvard as residuary legatee. MONDAY. MAY a.
roHElON. . .
men-e has.-voted
bimetalism.
I lie merchants ol rani(i nave abandoned
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ine usi; oi uiiiieau moiii'v as iiic uicoiioii oi -
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'vi'liniri ami will In future imp l-.ncllsli
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I lie reeni gaies inai navi; prevuueu iu
the North Atlantic have proved disastrous
to vessels that were caught in them iu the
vicinity of the Faroe Islands. Several were
blow n uM)ii the rocky shores and lost.
K1UIAY. MAY 5
President Adams of Cornell University
has resigned on account of differences with
the trustees,. . '
Fin; dif damage to the. amount of $150,
000 yesterday in a Hushville, Indiana, fur
niture factory.
The Vermont I )cinoeratic convention has
endorsed Cleveland's administration but
semis her 'delegates "unpledged to the
National convention.
' The Republican State Convention which
met on Wednesday at Chej'ennc, Wyoming,
selected two ladies as alternate delegates to
the Minneapolis convention. 1
The Hichuiond cotton factor-, near
Auinista, (Ja , has failed. The liabilities
are given at sfriO.OOO- assets unknown.
Two years ago the company was reorga
nized with a capital of $100,000.
A vestibule train on the Atchison.Topeka
ife Sante Fe railroad, went through a trestle
yesterday near Revere, Iowa, killing seven
lM-rsons and iniurint? about twentv others I
The entire train is a mass of wreckage in
the river 'M feet below the bridge.
FOREIGN. .
The Italian Government was defeated
yesterday, in its Chamlier of Deputies, on
a financial question.
Nineteen hundred steerage passengers
left Bremen for New York this week, on
the steamer Muncheon.
The jwilice of Paris have notified the St
Petersburg police of the departure from
Franee of a iartv of Nihilists who are
plotting against the Czar.
KATiimiAY. may o
Tin total amount of gold engaged at the
New York sub-treasury for shipment to
Kuroie to day is $2,000,000.
The rain storms of the past t wo days in
Illinois are without parallel. Traffic on the
Rock Island i-oad between Juliet and the
Mississippi river is entirely suspended and
the entire system practically tied up.owing
to numerous washouts. The damage to
all kinds of property will lie enormous.
SwartschiUl & Sulzbergers' immense
slaughter house at Forty-fifth street and
'East River, New York, was the scene of a
destructive fire yesterday which did dam
age amounting to almut $250,000. Several
nremeii were injured. The lire was at first
reHrteU to have been of incendiary origin
itut later this has been contradicted
R G Dun & Co's weekly review of trade
says: Business has been much retarded
throughout most of the Western States by
unusual and continued rains. A some
what Utter tone appears at the South and
business at the East is fairly active for the
season. Money is everywhere abundant.
Failures for the past week, in the United
States and Canada, 209 against -211 the
previous week.
FQKK1QX.
The head of the Hammerstcin banking
house, of Berlin, committed suicide yester
day by slutting himself in the head.
David John Nichol. editor of the London
Anarchist paper the Commonweal, has leu
sentenced to 18 mouths imprisonment at
hard labor.
The resignation of all the members of the
Italian Cabinet have been handed to King
Humbert by his Prime Minister. Tlie King
litis not yet decided to accept tliem.
SUNDAY. MAY 7
The Associated Banks of New York now
hold $14.0S,5o) in excess of the mpiire
" nts of the 2.. jH-r cent, rule.
I The .Northern Car Manufacturing (V
J works, near Minneapolis, Minn., were
burned to the ground yesterday. ' Loss
I $100,000 w ith very little insurance. From
j 150 to 200 men are thrown out of employ
; ment. '
The Comptroller of Currency has declared
a Second dividend Of 15 per Cent, n favor j Convention ChiMU-n. A ;mm1 AUeiulaure
of the creditors of the People's National ! with fe-ntlmrnt Favoring rrty Line
Hank of Fayetteville. N. C. making 35 j I IrinHl-. No Intrurtiiii
per cent, of all claims proved, amounting ;iven to Delegate. "'
to $114,353,
Tlie Eftingham, 111., Democrat has lieeri'
excluded from the mails liemuse it con
tained the notice of a Catholic fair at which
prizes were given which were awarded by
vote. The postmaster claimed that this
was a violation of the anti-lottery law.
Col. R. K Paige, late cashier of the
Painesville, ()., Savings and Loan Associa
tion, who was convicted of forgery by his
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rial ion, is his brother.
KOKKIGN.
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yesterday exchanged ratifications of the
i nerc was a moony con met yesterday at
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I wo of the leaders of the sinkers were
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4iic L-t'iHiHi i jicaicr lire, ti x liuauciiuiiit.
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died yesterday at the hospital. This makes i
twelve iK'rsons in all who lost their lives at
.
A severe cyclone 'passed near Morrilton, i
Ark., yesterday, timbers, fences, and out- '
buildings were prostrated. The greatest i
damage was done at Marrenstadt, three j
miles north of 3Iorrilton; where the j
Catholic church and monastery were de- j
stroyed. They were valued at 12;000. j
A im-eting of Confederate veterans held
yesterday at New Orleans demand the i
passage by the next -legislature of a law
giving pensions of from $6 to 12 per j
month to all Confederate veterans crippled,
disabled or otherwise incapacitated to sup- j
port themselves. This demand, if granted, I
will cost the State from $50,000 to $100,000
per year.
KOKKIGN.
The cabmen's strike in Vienna was de
clared off yesterday.
Two slight shocks of earthquake- were
felt at San Remo, Italy, yesterday.
The French 'Government has called the
attention of the Swiss Government to the
fact that the undefended condition ot the
valley of the Rhone will allow the access
of an Italian army to French territory.
The Government will probably erect forti-
fictitious-
TUESDAY MAY 9
The liody of William Astor arrived yes
terday at New York and will be placed in
a receivinsr vault until Thursday.
Report says that Buffalo gnats are
causing great loss in Western Kentucky.
It is estimated that 1 ,000 horses have been
killed by them.
The Academy of Natural Sciences, of
Philadelphia, has chartered the steamer
Kite for the Peary relief expedition. The
Kite will sail on June 1. 1
Butler & Peters' Salt and Lumber Com-
paiiy's works at Ludington,. Mich., were
burned to the ground vesterday morning.
Five .hundred men will be thrown out of
employment- The loss will be heavy as
the works cost about $500,000.
Rain lias been doing immense damage in
Missouri, Iowa and other States. Growing
crops have been badly damaged and thou
sands of acres will have to be replanted.
The Mississippi and other rivers are over
flowing their banks.
'- FOREIGN..
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King Humbert has asked Signor Gioletti
to form a Cabinet.
Five miners were instantly killed and
others lad!y injured yesterday at a colliery
nt Gilly village, near Hainaut, Belgium.
A cage and its occ-ujtants w'as precipitated
to the. bottom of a shaft by the parting of
a chain.
WEDNESDAY. MAY to
The broom factory of the Goodman
Manufacturing Company, at Richmond.
Va., was damaged $2.,000 by fire on Mo.n-
dav.
Geo. McElwain, head bookkeepr for
Steadbaker Bros-, at Salt Lake City,' has
been arrested charged with the embezzle
ment of several thousand dollars.
Confederate memorial day was oltserved
yesterday at Richmond, Va., Charleston,
S. C , and many other Southern cities,
with imposing ceremonies.
The Norwegian hark Nor, from Rio
Janeiro to New York, , has arrived at
Iewis, Del., with seven "convalescent yel-.
low fever patients on "board. Two others
of the crew died during the yoj-age and
were buried at sea.
FOREIGN.
Military students at Shun:King, China,
have taken forcible measures to expel
British missionaries from that city.
COl'XTV CONVENTION.
UKLKGATES TO STAT 12 ANI
CONGKKSSIONAli
The Brunswick County Democratic
Convention was held on last Saturday, j
May 7th, at Lockwoods Folly, lower
bridge. The attendance was good,
and the rumor which prevailed in
some quarters, previous to the meet
ing, that a strong Third party move
ment would be made was found to 1h3
incorrect.the only thiu favoring such,
a sentiment )eing the attempted in
troduction of a resolution, endorsing
the St. Louis labor conference, (parti
j culars of which can te found else
where in this paper.) which was
promptly declared out of order. The
wish .on all sides? was for harinoiiv.aml
less sectional county feeling was seen
than for some time. The test on elec
tion of delegates for thj State and
Congressional conventions was one of
Democracy, and no distinction was
made or necessary, between memljers
of the Farmers' Alliance and those
not Uilonging to the order. The at
tendance from the upper townships
was noticeably large.
Shortly after twelve o'clock the
meeting was called to order by the
chairman, Ceo. R. Uellamy. John 11,
Mintij maiV savrcfarv
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desire for party success, which would
be best assured by harmony among
those d resent and those whom thev
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uon was uecu,eu' Messrs. i.orenzo
Sellers and Geo. II. Bellamy being
put in nomination for Chainran. As
to right of those present beinix allowed
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a riht to vote- After a shorths-
cussion the motion was made by Dr.
D li. McNeil, that every Democratic
voter present be declared a delegate
and vote in present meeting. ; Carried.
The vote by townships showed 48
votes, necessary for a choice,; 22. On
first ballot for- chairman vote was,
Dellamy. 30; Sellers, 12; the election
of Geo. II. Bellamy, as chairman was
made unanimous John II. Mints was
made secretary and Chas. L.; Stevens,
asst. secretary, by acclamation! The
motion was made that each township
be allowed one delegate and one alter
nate to the State Convention, which
was amended to two delegates and
two alternales, also four delegates and
four alternates, each, to the Congres
sional Convention. The. members
from theseveial townships then re
tired to make up their list of delegates
for the conventions. The following
is the list by townships of delegates
and alternates.
j Smitiivim.e. State, lien D. Wescott,
V . fi. Curtis. Alternates, C. L.
Stevens, S. S. Drew. Congressional,
T. M. Morse, S.S. Drew, David Ward,
R M. Wescott. Alternates, O. G.
Smith, John Smith, John Wescott,
John Robinson.
Waccamaw. tate,ValentineSmith,
E. Little. Alternates, Jesse Smith,
C. Formyduval. Congressional, E.
Firmyduval, A Milliken,.B. Bennett,
G. B.Ward. Alternates, Chris.Little,
S. K. Mints, X. Williamson, W. S.
Milliken.
Xokthwkst. State, J. D. Robbins,
John McRae. Alternates, R.L.Chinnis,
S. J. Rowell. Congressional, A. M.
Williams, F. M. Moore, Jas. Reilly,
A. B. 'Williams. Alternates, T. J.
Jones, J; C. Rowell, S. F. Wiilliams,
W. H. Chinnis.
Town Creek State, J. D. McRae,
Wesley Skipper. Alternates, J. W.
Gay, G.M.McKeithan. Congressional,
L. D. Ganey. J. W. Gay, Rufus Gal
loway, J. N. Bennett. Alternates, A.
V. Goodman, J. A. Sellers, T L. Vines,
J. P. Cox.
Lockwoods Folly. State, L. Sel
lers, R. Y. Leonard. Alternates. J.
J. Piggott, Geo. Leonard. Congres
sional. D. B. McNeill, L. Sellers,Jesse
Long, G. W. Sellers. Alternates, J.
W. Lancaster, A. B. Clemmons, J. H.
Holmes. J. A. McNeill.
Shallotte. State, W.A. Rourk; J.
C. Mints. Alternates, S. J. Stanley,
D. B. Standland. Congressional, J.
II. Mints, Sam'l Russ. II. M. Hewett,
E. Hickman. Alternates, S. P. Ben-
nett, B. E. Hewett, E. L.; Stanley,
Geo. T. Rourk.
On motion, the Chairraan.Secretary j Hon. John W. T. Rick, of Elba, Midl
and Asst Secretary were added to the j igan, ha3 been appointed to look after
lists of State and Congressional Com
mittees. On inoliou, the list of dele
gates and alternates, as reported
above, were duly elected to fill their
positions as representatives of the con
vention and county. No instructions
were given delegates.
The question of electing Chairman
and County Executive Committee at
the present meeting was discussed by
Messrs. D. B. McNeill, L. Sellers, M.
C. Guthrie and M A. Westmoreland,
an(1 declslon of meeting was to con-
tinue present officers. Resolution of
L. Sellers, in regard to St. Louis la
bor conference decided out of older.
Convention adjourned sine die.
WORLD'S FAIR NOTES.
The gate njcejpts at tlie Exposition
grounds' arc already averaging $300
hjt day '.-.although the admission fee
is only f won ty-live cents.
The Belgian (lovei nment has asked
its Parliament for ."JOO.OOO francs to
defray the expense? of a creditable ex
hibit at Chicago.
The .Single Tax Leagues of the
United States are endeavoring to ar
range a Congress to be held during
the Exposition,
If the foreign demand for space in
the Fine A rtsDepartment now stretch
ing 1400 feet along the lake front was
complied with, the building would
have to be increased vastly beyond
the present luagnilicient proportions.
The portion devoted to the United
States exhibit lies in the north-west
galleries of the main pavilion, and the
west galleries of the east pavilion,
joining France on one side, Germany
on the other, and England on the
third.
The grounds immediately surround
ing the Horticultural Department are
being laid out in flower beds. Within
the building, thousands of plants in
pots, now line long rows of benches,
preparatory to being set out.
A recent incident of .interest to arch
aeologists, wats the opening of an In
dian mound near Columbia. South
Carolina. The .mound' is on the plan
tation of Mr. John C. Seegers and has
never before been investigated. At
the urgent request of Mrs. Brayton,
looking to securing possible specimens
of scientific value to the Exposition,
Mr. Seeder consented to permit the
opening of the pre historic structure a
few days ago. Although the excava
tion was slight, and merely prelimi
nary to a thorough examination, relics
of sufficient interest to set scientists on
the qui vive were brought to light;
and the local papers are publishing
full accounts of the curios found.
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A delegation from the joint com
mittee on ceremonies left for Wash,
ington on Tuesday to deliver to the
President and to the Congress of the
United States the invitation to attend
the dedication ceremonies in October
next. The invitation to the President
is bound in seal, the corners being
elaborately ornamented in filigree
silver. In the centre of the cover are
the dates "1492-1892," and proceed
ing the invitation proper is the name
of the President, "Benjamin Harrison"
richly illuminated in colors.
Plans and drawings for an Aztec
temple, to be erected by the Costa
Rican Government have been pre
pared. This building, which will be
a very fine one, will be surrounded by
a garden, in which there will be a
complete collection of palms, ferns,
broruilies, schilas and other tropical
plants, and it is probable that speci
mens of the.native animals and birds
will also be sent In addition to this
a fine archaeological collection will b
sent.
The Board of Lady Managers,
through the President, has addressed
letters to all important officials, and
many influential women in South
America, asking the appointment of a
committee or women to co-operate
with the Board. These letters, accom
panied by a communication from the
Secretary of State, will be transmitted
through the regular official channels.
Tlie Virginia World's Fair ''Board
has invited the Normal Institute (col-
j ored). of which General S. C. Arm
strong is principal, to make an exhibit
of the prog-ess and acquirements of
the negro and Indian students in the
educational exhibit from that State.
j This institution is under the patron
age of the Government.
j "Steps have been .taken towards a
j thoroughly classified representation of
j the wood industry of the United
j States. A committee consisting ot
j Ed ward A.Green, of Philadelphia,and
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WASHINGTON I NEWS.
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II AltlCISON SKKMS STI LI TO
HE TIIK FAVOniTK.
ah ltepnbiieaa ieieg-u itr-ted Are !
r'or HarrUon. Jerry Hiiapaon Favor
A Deep Chanael Tkoag-b the
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Washixoton, D. C, May 9 Figur;
ing on the vote of the delegates to
the Minneapolis convention, all of
which have teeu selected, except
those from Montana who . will be
chosen to-day, is the favorite occupa
tion in political circles. I Three hun-
. 1 T". W 1 A VI. I Trkl1 Irl AA.l tit .kd ilA!aMtna '
nave oeen instructed to vote lor
President Harrison and 574 have re
ceived no instructions. Strange as it
may appear the Harrison and anti
Harrison men appear to be equally
well satisfied with the situation. The
Harrison people claim to have per
sonal pledges from enough delegates
among the uniustmcted to make cer
tain President Harrison's nomination
on the first ballot by a majority of at
least seventy five. This is met by the
antis with a claim that President Har
rison will not even receive the votes
from all the States that have instruct
ed for him, because the instruct'ons
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i in most of the States only apply to
the delegates at large, and do not iii
clude the district delegates. It is
thought here that the antis are laying
the wires to nominate Blaine and
Rusk with a hurrah, although they
are doing lots of talking about the
availability of Senator Sherman. The
situation is decidedly interesting and
is daily growing more so!.
Representative Jerry Simpson,
speaking in favor of the appropria
tion for a ship channel through the
Great Lakes, which was the subject
of a warm fight in the House, result
ing in favor of the appropriation,
said : "The people of Kansas are in
favor of any measure that will deepen
the water-way of the Great Lakes and
build up competition with the rail
roads. Money appropriated for the
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uurjiuiiiiig ui iuu fjaivu. tiiMinci will
benefit the whole country."
There is much talk of retaliation on
t i
the part of China Decause of the new
s i
anti-Chinese Law, which went into
effect last Friday, but so far nothing
has been done beyond the filing with
the State department of a formal pro
test i gainst the law by , 'the Chinese
minister, on the ground of its being ;a
violation of the treaty of 1880, which
was negotiated at the request of the
United States. ; j
Some very shrewd political wire
pullers have been here feeling the
pulse of the Republicans in Congress
who are opposed to .the re-nomination
of President Harrison, in order to as
certain whether the time was propi
tious for launching a boom forChauii
cey M. Depew. They did not.however,
receive much encouragement. Per
sonally Mr. Depew is very popular,
but the Senators and Representatives
from the Northwest and West did not
hesitate to say that his business rela-
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tions with the New York money kings
and the big railroad corporations
made him an impossible candidate in
their section This will probably put
an end to tne Depew boom, as it is
certain that no party will this year
put up a candidate that is objection
able to the "West and Northwest.
Senator Sherman is being talked
of as the anti-administration candidate
but the Senator recently j said that he
had been sold out for the last time in
a national convention, which I is
taken to mean that he will make no
effort to get the nomination, much as
he vrould like to have it. I
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Representative Scott, of Illinois.the
author of the resolution stirring up the
Department of Justice as to legal pro
ceedings against the sugar trust, which
was adopted by the House the other
day, is now after the binding twine
trust with a similar resolution
Somebody has suggested that Presi
dent Harrison might take it into his
head to show the country that all the
economy was not in the Democratic
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party, by voting the big River and
Harbor bill when it gets to him.
Yes, he might, but it is brass buttons
to silver dollars tha; lie will not. The
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River and Harbor bill always contains
extravagant and needless appropria
tions, but it alvlaysfhas a Congres
j sionai uacicing mat makes u a migruy
j dangerous bill tjo veto.
j "As between Hiil and Cleveland,"
j said a gentlemau ODcej prominently
$ connected wnh the Democratic Na-
tional Committee, 1 piefer Gorman."
When asked to explain his mean
mg he only smiled ami ; '! hve
! nothinif more to saw" The fi.rht! 1. 1 1
! tweeu Hill and Cleveland men iscaus-i
ing a good many Democrats to regard
j Gorman as the most available Eastern
j candidate. ''-;'
j The Senate PostofSce Committee
has favorably reporteti an amendment
to the PpstofS.ce' appropriation bill,
carrying an apprcpriation of $200,000
for the continuance and extension of
the experimental free delivery service
in villages and farming districts. The
House committee has reported j in
favor of an independent bill appro
priating $100,000 for the same pur
pose. j
Senator Peffer says, there are ju-
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aay but two parUe in UiU country.
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viix. but. Kum ouiuuaiu auu vilV
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other for the bi-meUllic standard.
He thinks tlie Omaha convention will
make money the principal plank in
its platform, which reminds me that
the silver question is again very much
alive in the House, aud it ispiedicted
that a majority of the Democrats will
demand that a new rule be reported
and a date set for a final vote on the
Bland free coinage bill.
The President has approved the bill
entitled "the act to encourage ship
building.
NORTH CAROLINA.
The Mailt announces that a brass
band has been organized at Carthage.
There is a fair prospect of a good
yield of fruit in this (Catawba)coun
- Hickory I 'rexs--Carolinian
The Lutheran Synod held recently,
at Salisbury pledged 1,500 to the
inston Mission, to U; paid in three
equal annual instalments.
The town is slightly demented on
two subjects baseball and bicycles.
It's a draw auie as to which set of
cranks is the more enthusiast icj
Charlotte Observer. j
Charlotte will have a creamery wth
a capacity of 700 pounds of cheese
and 600 pounds of butter per day.
The stock is all subscribed and work
on the building will begin at once
Charlotte Deucrat.. - - .
We rather think that Judge Win
ston made a mistake iu sending John
C. Davis, 'the Wilmington defaulter
to the Asylum. Because beforo he
is there six months he will have a
mortgage on the superintendent and
rVsyluiu. Central Times.
The Iredell Blues will attend the
20th of May celebration in Charlotte.
The company is practicing now and
will enter a team in some of the shdot
ing contests. It is probable that, the
orchestra or band, as the case may be,
will go also. Statesville Ijandmark.
Mr. R. T. Wilson, of Hoffman, Was
killed last Saturday by a falling tree.
He had only been married about four
months and was a young gentleman
of much popularity. -Thieves; en
tered the kitchen of the Oxford Or
phan '.Asylum last Satuiday night and
stole half a lieef which was to have
been cooked for the pupils' Sunday
dinner. Raleigh Visitor. j
The manager of E. and J. T. Wins-
low's saw mill, located near the plank
road four miles south of Asheboro,
reports that their sawver, J. C.Pritch-
ard, cut in 15 days and G hours, 213,-
100 lumber on a 20 horse power en
gine, making an average of 13, CG0 feet
per day. This beats the record and
our informant says that Anthony
Holm, Randolph's boss sawyer, wfll
have to whet up and come again if he
beats his pupil Pritchard. Asheboro
Courier.
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The excavators at the Great Falls
canal unearthed a large number of In
dian curiosities last week, consisting
of pottery, needles, arrows, bones, and
numerous other evidences of a occe
Indian camp on the banks of the
river. A large skull with receding
forehead, in a remarkable state of pre
servation, was taken out; also leg and
arm bones. Tlie needles were exhi
bited here Saturday. They are made
of Ikjus, and are thought by many1 to
have been made from the tusks of the
wild boar. -Itonwtke A'eic. ;
Tuesday morning about 9 o'clock a.
large whale was sighted off Morehead
City disporting in the waves. As soon
as he was seen throwing up great
columns of water the news spread over
Morehead City and Beaufort, and
about a dozen boats equipped with
Gfty-two men started in pursuit. The
huge monster was followed and chased
until late in the afternoon, but I he
proved too much for even these skilled
and bold fishermen Two bombs were
fired into his body, besides being re.
peaiedly harpooned. He finally escaped
but it is thought that he will lie sure
to die. Newberne JimrnaK
RALEIGH'S1 BUDGET.
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A ( OltltnsPONDHNTS VIKWH
ON KALKIGII 'AFFAIRS.
ThlrJ Pmrtf Mrm HUmx Ik Primaries ,
Ibcnm Im r4rl Crt RmImm
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Ralkioii, N. C, May 10. The que,
tion which the Democratic State Con.
ven tion will have to settle first of all
is as to whether the people who be
lieve in the St. Louis "demands" aro ,
Democrats. There will certainly bo
contesting delegation. One from
Wake proaeuU the- question fairly
and squarely. And it ought to bo
presented in the boldest way. The .
Democrats have drawn the line.clearly
and shaiply. In some way, possibly by
magnetism, they have discovered just
who the people with Third party
proclivities are. Such men wero spot
ted hero very promptly. There ate few
of them iu this city, and in the purity
of its politics Raleigh js an honor to
the State. Amid so much of political
rottenness it is pleasant to know that
the good old conservative Demoetatic
spirit yet exists in all its strength aud
purity The Third party men am
politically ostracised here, just as
much as, if not more so than the Repub
I icans, and this status of the case has
for them only begun. They were,
roundly hissed here last Saturday
night at the primaries. Tho temper
of the Democrats has been sorely tried
for months. Your correspondent was
attacked and termed an extremist
because he oelieved (and Wliovcs now)
that the Democratic convention
should be" of Democrats only ami
should be purged of any people not
Democrats. This is no doubt tho
view winch many lcmocratg now
take. For months the woods have
been shelled by your correspondent,
who saw how the lntivt. Farmer
was going. . .
There has been a remarkable in
crease in the business before the Fed
eral court, at the terms which have
just ended. Tie re ire mere convic
tions than heretofore, mainly of moon
shiners and violators of the Postoffico
laws. There wero some convictions
of perjury, a very common crime in
the Federal courts. It is said that
nearly one fourth of the persons' who
are cbarged with crime escajKa on ac
count of perjury, and that j in many
cases this is flagrant.
The Odd Fellows orphanage near
Goldsboro has opened and tho first
inmates were received there to-day
The case involving the State's
right to impose a tonnage tax on com
mercial fertilizers is to be heard at
tho June teim of the Federal court,
and before Judge Seymour instead of
Judge Bond. The department of
agriculture secured the postponement
and transfer of the case.
There is now much unanimity of
view among the thinking people as
to the importance of re establishing
the fish commission in North Caroli
na. There was much clamor against
it some years ago by people who.
thought onJypf tho present expense
and not of the future benefits.
The construction of a distinctive
building for North Carolina at the
World's Fair is now assured. Tho
ladies have made such progress as to
make this certain. The building will
be of pine mainly, and will all 15 put
together in North Carolina, then
taken down and shipped and reassem
bled at Chicago. There labor is ter
ribly costly and a strike may occur at
any time. It is best to take no risks.
It is also an assured fact that there
will be such a display of iron ores and
building stones as will surprise every,
boay save State Geologist Holmes.
The Supreme court ha adjourned.
The term was the shortest in quite a
while and the docket waa lighter than
in a score of years past. There has
for some years been a gradual decrease
of business before this Court. Tin's
corresponds with the decrease in the
lower courts. . It was remarked by a
lawyer that "the people have not the
means to engage in law suit." This
roust surely mean greater content
meirt for the people. There re now
very few special terms of Superior
court, while a few years ago these
were numerous.
The increased attention to good
roads is a hopeful thing. Your corres
pondent was struck with the practical .
side of the question as presented by a
farmer. He said that thanks to good
macadamized roads in this township,
he last winter was able to haul over
SO loads more than he could have
hauled over the ordinary roads, and
made $l.2Son each M thus handled.